Saturday, I celebrated being done with Generals by taking the train to NYC and seeing friends. Chicklet and I headed over to Queens and toured the hands-on NYC Hall of Science (where my BoA card got us in for free). They had lots of great exhibits, including a replica Mars Rover that you could control by inputing a series of movements. The Rover also sported an IR sensor that could look for water in the fake rocks they set up. If only Moses had one of those in the desert! I also noticed that the mathematica exhibit was a near-replica as the one in the Boston museum of science. I wonder if one company creates the exhibit and then sell it to various museums…
After museuming, we caught up with the rest of the folk at Blockheads — this good but cheap Mexican join in midtown. The crew:

Then we headed over to Dave & Busters where we played trivia and skeeball. Thanks to Alissa’s quick wit and Jessie’s mastery of the 40-point circle, we collected 1240 tickets! The group generously redeemed those tickets for a talking Yoda as a gift for finishing generals (and possibly for paying for their D&B cards ;). An appropriate selection given the accomplishment I think.
Sunday was Souk! A middle eastern festival with great food (falafel), drink (funky juices), and dancing (let’s just say I attempted). Pics:

Next stop: DC. Dinner on Wednesday night. Detailed email invites out shortly.